By L. Frank Baum
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Dorothy and her little dog, Toto get swept into
the Land of Oz by a cyclone. She meets a living Scarecrow, a man made entirely
of tin, and a Cowardly Lion while trying to get to the Emerald City to see the
great Wizard. Also reprinted by various publishers under the names The New
Wizard of Oz and The Wizard of Oz with occasional minor changes in the text.
2. The Marvelous Land of Oz - A little boy, Tip, escapes from his evil guardian,
the witch Mombi, with the help of a walking wooden figure with a jack-o'-lantern
head named Jack Pumpkinhead (brought to life with the magic Powder of Life Tip
stole from Mombi), as well as a living Sawhorse (created from the same powder).
Tip ends up on an adventure with the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman.
3. Ozma of Oz - While traveling to Australia with her Uncle Henry, Dorothy is
swept overboard with a hen named Billina. They land in Ev, a country across the
desert from Oz, and, together with new-found mechanical friend Tik-Tok, they
must save Ev's royal family from the evil Nome King. With Princess Ozma's help,
they finally return to Oz.
4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - On her way back from Australia, Dorothy visits
her cousin, Zeb, in California. They are soon swallowed up by an earthquake,
along with Zeb's horse Jim and Dorothy's cat Eureka. The group soon meets up with
the Wizard and all travel underground back to Oz.
5. The Road to Oz - Dorothy meets the Shaggy Man, and while trying to find the
road to Butterfield, they get lost on an enchanted road. As they travel they meet
the rainbow's daughter, Polychrome, and a little boy, Button-Bright. They have
all sorts of strange adventures on the way to Oz.
6. The Emerald City of Oz - Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em come to
live in Oz permanently. While they tour through the Quadling Country, the Nome
King is tunneling beneath the desert to invade Oz.
7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz - A Munchkin boy named Ojo must find a cure to free
his Uncle Nunkie from a magical spell that has turned him into a statue. With the
help of Scraps, a living Patchwork Girl, Ojo journeys through Oz in order to save
his uncle.
8. Tik-Tok of Oz - Betsy Bobbin, a girl from Oklahoma, is shipwrecked with her
mule, Hank, in the Rose Kingdom. She meets the Shaggy Man there and the two try
to rescue the Shaggy Man's brother from the Nome King. This book is partly based
upon Baum's stage musical, The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, which was in turn based on Ozma
of Oz.
9. The Scarecrow of Oz - Cap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help
of the Scarecrow, overthrow the cruel King Krewl of Jinxland. Cap'n Bill and
Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and
Sky Island. Based in part upon the 1914 silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow
of Oz.
10. Rinkitink in Oz - Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink and their
companions have adventures that lead to the land of the Nomes and, eventually,
Oz. Baum originally wrote this book as a non-Oz book entitled King Rinkitink.
11. The Lost Princess of Oz - Concerning the disappearance of Princess Ozma,
the ruler of Oz. When she is discovered missing, four search parties are sent
out, one for each of Oz's four countries. Most of the book covers Dorothy and
the Wizard's efforts to find her. Meanwhile, Cayke the Cookie Cook discovers
that her magic dishpan (on which she bakes her famous cookies) has been stolen.
Along with the Frogman, they leave their mountain in the Winkie Country to find
the pan.
12. The Tin Woodman of Oz - The Tin Woodman, Nick Chopper, is unexpectedly
reunited with his Munchkin sweetheart Nimmie Amee from the days when he was
flesh and blood. Along the way, Nick discovers a fellow tin man, Captain Fyter,
as well as a Frankenstein monster-like creature, Chopfyt, made from their
combined parts by the tinsmith, Ku-Klip.
13. The Magic of Oz - Ruggedo, former Nome King, tries to conquer Oz again with
the help of a Munchkin boy, Kiki Aru. Meanwhile, it is also Ozma's birthday, and
all of Oz's citizens are searching for the most unusual present for the little
princess. This was published a month after Baum's death.
14. Glinda of Oz - Dorothy, Ozma and Glinda try to stop a war in the Gillikin
Country. This was Baum's last Oz book, and was published posthumously. Most
critics agree this is Baum's darkest Oz book, most likely due to his failing
health.
By Ruth Plumly Thompson
15. The Royal Book of Oz - The Scarecrow, going on a quest to find his family
tree, slides down a magic bean-pole and discovers he is actually the Emperor of
the mysterious underground Silver Islands. When Dorothy discovers him missing,
she sets out to find him, meeting the knight, Sir Hokus of Pokes, along the way.
Although Baum was credited as the author, it was written entirely by Thompson.
16. Kabumpo in Oz - During Prince Pompadore of Pumperdink's birthday celebration
a magic scroll is found inside his birthday cake. It warns him that if he doesn't
wed a "proper princess" within seven days, his entire kingdom will disappear.
The prince, along with the old, wise elephant Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant, set
off on an adventure to the Emerald City and along the way meet up with Peg Amy,
a living wooden doll, and Wag, a giant rabbit. Meanwhile Ruggedo the Gnome King
(Thompson "corrected" Baum's "Nome") turns himself into a giant while tunneling
under the Emerald City, gets Ozma's palace stuck on his crown, and runs off with it.
17. The Cowardly Lion of Oz - The Cowardly Lion is kidnapped by Mustafa of Mudge
for Mustafa's large menagerie of lions. With the help of American circus clown
Notta Bit More and orphan Bobbie Downs, or Bob Up, he is rescued from Mustafa as
well as from petrifaction caused by the stone giant Crunch.
18. Grampa in Oz - Prince Tatters of Ragbag and Grampa, a former soldier, set out
to search for King Fumbo's lost head and a fortune to save the kingdom. Meanwhile,
in Perhaps City in the Maybe Mountains the Princess Pretty Good disappears after
the prophet Abrog foresees her marrying a monster if she does not marry in four
days.
19. The Lost King of Oz - Old Mombi (from The Land of Oz) is now a cook in the
land of Kimbaloo, and one day comes across Pajuka, the former prime minister of Oz,
whom she enchanted into a goose years before. She sets out to find Pastoria, the
king of Oz, whom she had also enchanted. Meanwhile, Dorothy is accidentally
transported to Hollywood, where she meets Humpy, a live stunt dummy, whom she
brings back to Oz.
20. The Hungry Tiger of Oz - The Hungry Tiger (first seen in Ozma of Oz) is
transported to Rash, the Red Kingdom in Ev, where he is made guard of the prison,
where he discovers Betsy Bobbin, Carter Green the Vegetable Man, and the Scarlet
Prince Reddy of Rash as prisoners. They escape, and have many adventures on the
way back to Oz.
21. The Gnome King of Oz - Peter Brown, an American boy, finds his way to the
Island of Ruggedo, the wicked Gnome King. The two escape to Oz, which the Gnome
King plans to conquer. Meanwhile Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, is kidnapped by the
Quilties and made their queen.
22. The Giant Horse of Oz - Many years ago, before Dorothy came to Oz, the royal
family of the Munchkins were kidnapped and imprisoned on the mysterious Ozure
Islands by the witch Mombi. Quiberon, an evil monster created by Mombi, guards
them, but now wants a mortal maiden. Prince Philador of the Ozure Islands sets
out to save them, and meets Tattypoo, the Good Witch of the North (not seen since
a cameo in The Road to Oz).
23. Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz - Remembering his previous visit to Oz, Peter (from
The Gnome King of Oz) finds himself in Jack Pumpkinhead's yard. The two set off
for the Emerald City, but take a wrong turn and end up in the Quadling Country,
where they meet products of Mogodore, Red Baron of Baffleburg's plot to conquer
Oz and marry Ozma, including Belfaygor of Bourne, with his beard cursed to rapid
growth, and Snif the Iffin, a griffin who has lost his "grr."
24. The Yellow Knight of Oz - Sir Hokus of Pokes grows bored with life in the
Emerald City, and he and the Comfortable Camel set out for some adventure.
Meanwhile a boy named Speedy blasts his way to Oz in a homemade rocket ship,
where he finds himself in the underground kingdom of Subterranea. Sir Hokus
rescues the Princess Marygolden and finds a shift in his identity and learns
that his memories of Merrie Olde England are false.
25. Pirates in Oz - Peter returns to Oz for a third time, this time with pirates
on the Nonestic Ocean (which surrounds the continent Oz is on). Meanwhile, Old
Ruggedo, the Gnome King, is back. He had been hit with a Silence Stone at the
end of The Gnome King of Oz, and decides to answer an advertisement for king of
the Land of Menankypoo. He also encounters Pigasus the flying pig and Captain
Samuel Salt and his band of pirates.
26. The Purple Prince of Oz - While visiting the neighboring kingdom of
Pumperdink, Prince Randy of the Purple Mountains criticizes the king's grapes,
claiming they are sour. Randy is sentenced to be "dipped", but Kabumpo,
the Elegant Elephant, makes him his attendant instead. Later, the royal family
disappears and Randy and Kabumpo must save the day.
27. Ojo in Oz - Ojo (from The Patchwork Girl of Oz) is captured by Gypsies and
escapes with fellow captive Realbad, the leader of a group of bandits. Together
they discover X-Pando, the flexible man, free Crystal City from the Blue Dragon,
visit Unicorners where Unicorns come from, and visit Dicksey Land, as well as
many other strange lands.
28. Speedy in Oz - Speedy (from The Yellow Knight of Oz) returns for another
adventure. While inspecting a dinosaur skeleton, Speedy is blown by a geyser
into the air. The skeleton comes magically to life and becomes Terrybubble,
a live (although fleshless) dinosaur. Terrybubble and Speedy land on Umbrella
Island, a magic floating island, which has been captured by a giant.
29. The Wishing Horse of Oz - This Oz mystery starts in Skampavia where King
Skamperoo wishes for a horse using enchanted emerald necklaces. When Chalk, the
Wishing Horse of Oz, falls from the sky, Skamperoo decides the emeralds must be
from the Emerald City, and decides to conquer all of Oz.
30. Captain Salt in Oz - Captain Salt (from Pirates in Oz) sails the Nonestic
Ocean and discovers Ozamaland, a legendary land of flying animals, as well as
the famous White City of Om and many other places.
31. Handy Mandy in Oz - Mandy from Mt. Mern is a Mernite, a race of seven-
handed people. One day, while Mandy is trying to gather her goats, the rock she
is standing on is blown into the air and into Oz. She lands in Keretaria in the
Munchkin Country and meets Nox the white Royal Ox. This is also the last
appearance of Ruggedo, the Gnome King.
32. The Silver Princess in Oz - King Randy of Regalia sets off for adventure
with his old friend, the Elegant Elephant Kabumpo, to visit their friend Jinnicky
the Red Jinn in Ev. Before long, they meet Planetty, the lovely Princess from
Anuther Planet, and her fire-breathing Thundercolt, Thun, and set off on more
adventures.
33. Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz - The Wizard decides to create ozoplanes
for his friends which can fly into the stratosphere. The Wizard, Dorothy, the
Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow take one ozoplane, called the Ozpril, and go to
the Red Top Mountains. The other group: Tin Woodman, Jellia Jamb and the Soldier
with the Green Whiskers take the Oztober to the sky city of Stratovania.
The phrase "The Wizard of Oz" was included in the title to coincide with the 1939
release of the film The Wizard of Oz.
By John R. Neill
34. The Wonder City of Oz - Jenny Jump captures a leprechaun and forces him to
make her into a fairy, but he only does half the job before escaping. Jenny then
jumps to Oz using her half-fairy gifts. She soon sets up a fashionable Style Shop
with a magic turnstyle which will give anyone high style and challenges Ozma to
an ozlection to become ruler of the Land of Oz.
35. The Scalawagons of Oz - The Wizard creates Scalawagons, intelligent cars that
can also fly. He makes Tik-Tok superintendent of the Scalawagons Factory, but the
mechanical man runs down. Bell Snickle, a mysterious creature, takes advantage of
Tik-Tok's condition by filling the scalawagons with "flabber-gas" and the Wizard
nearly loses his scalawagons.
36. Lucky Bucky in Oz - Bucky is aboard a tugboat in New York Harbor when the
boiler blows up. He is soon blown into the Nonestic Ocean where he meets Davy
Jones, a wooden whale. The pair take an undersea route to the Emerald City, and
have many adventures along the way.
By Jack Snow
37. The Magical Mimics in Oz - Ozma and Glinda go to meet with the Fairy Queen
Lurline in the Forest of Burzee and leave Dorothy in charge of Oz. During Ozma's
absence, the evil Mimics escape their imprisonment on Mount Illuso and use their
magic to take the form of others and attempt to conquer Oz.
38. The Shaggy Man of Oz - It is discovered that the love magnet, which was
owned by the Shaggy Man (from The Road to Oz), has broken, and only its creator,
the evil Conjo, can fix it. Meanwhile, Twink and Tom are pulled through their
television to the Isle of Conjo in the Nonestic Ocean along with the wooden clown
Twiffle. Soon the Shaggy Man arrives and saves them from Conjo.
By Rachel R. Cosgrove
39. The Hidden Valley of Oz - Jam, a boy from Ohio, builds a kite and attaches
it to a crate and sets off to Oz with his two guinea pigs, Pinny and Gig, and
a lab rat named Percy. Once in Oz, Jam realizes his pets can talk. He lands in
the Hidden Valley and becomes a prisoner, but they escape and set out on
adventures with the Tin Woodman.
By Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren Lynn McGraw
40. Merry Go Round in Oz - Robin Brown from the USA rides a magic merry-go-round
horse named Merry Go Round to Oz. Upon landing, Robin must help find the missing
magic Circlets of Halidom.
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